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captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, the new details about the special classified documents that donald trump held at mar-a-lago, as cbs news learns the former president allegedly kept some of the government's most closely held secrets inside his florida home. the startling information about the more than 700 pages of classified documents that sparked concern at the f.b.i. cbs' robert costa has the new reporting and explains why some experts are worried. >> if that information got into the hand of our adversaries, it would cause exceptionally grave damage to the yut of america. >> o'donnell: disaster declaration in texas. the recovery begins after a
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once-in-a-thousand year storm. cbs' omar villafranca is there. >> firefighters are here, and they're going to try to help him balls the house at this point is not livable. >> o'donnell: plus, cbs' kris van cleave on the summer travel nightmare made worse by the storm.m. coululd the govovernment force airlines to pay back fliers? and how schools are working to keep kids safe as they return to the classroom. cbs' carter evans tonight shows the new normal. >> reporter: covid hasn't gone away, but it appears the fear of it has in schools. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. well, tonight, we're learning new information about the f.b.i. search at former president trump's mar-a-lago estate, giving us a glimpse into what kind of classified materials were allegedly kept at the 45th president's florida home. cbs news previously reported classified documents were found
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in boxes that the national archives got back in january. but the trump team shared a letter from the archivist that has new details inside those 15 boxes, where documents marked as "classified, national security information," including the highest levels of classification and some known as "special access program materials." that means trump took to florida some of the most highly classified secrets in the government. we have a lot of news to get to tonight, and cbs' robert costa will start us off from palm beach, florida. good evening, robert. >> reporter: good evening, norah. stunning new details tonight from the national archives about highly classified materials in former president trump's possession now coming to light in an official doument for the first time. a newly revealed letter from the national archives to donald trump's legal team, details the alarm inside the federal agency about trump's possession of highly classified material. specifically among the boxes
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trump took with him to his mar-a-lago estate, were over 100 documents with classification markings comprising more than 700 pages, some up to top secret. >> top secret is the highest classification level of the u.s. government. it's based on a judgment that if our adversaries got their hands on that information, there would be exceptionally grave damage to the united states of america. >> reporter: so far, a u.s. official tells cbs news that the justice department has retrieved at least 150 classified documents from the boxes trump handed over t to the n natioionl archives e earlier thiss yearar. anand the "newew york times" res that since federal agents reengaged with trump's legal team this summer, and then searched his home that number has climbed to more than 300, containing documents from the c.i.a., the national security agency, and the f.b.i. trump, who is considering a 2024 presidential run, continues to attack the probe, and cast it as politically motivated in a motion earlier this week. the justice department has respond bide saying it had probable cause for the search.
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>> presidential election is more than two years away. this doesn't immunize him into a criminal investigation into this mishandling and unauthorized retention of properly marked classified documents. >> reporter: the political fallout remains uncertain. many republicans rallying to trump's side, others far more muted about trump's legal fate. today, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said, "this is an unfolding episode. we are all watching." norah. >> o'donnell: interesting. robert costa for us, thank you. tonight, communities in texas are slowly beginning to recover following the historic and deadly storms that caused massive flooding across much of the region. the storms have moved into the lower mississippi valley with heavy rains hitting northern louisiana. we get more now from cbs' omar villafranca. storm that flooded parts of texas has dropped as much as eight inches of rain across sections of the gulf coast states, with more to come. the weather channely's justin michaels was in monroe,
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louisiana, just east of shreveport, when the storm hit. >> the kind of flooding we're seeing here is in neighborhoods and on streets, and they did have some neighborhood and street flooding just yesterday with the amount of rain we're experiencing today, there is concern that could happen again. >> reporter: 48 hours ago, the record-breaking storm pounded part of texas, dumping more than a foot of rain, sparking flash floods and hundreds of water rescues, even a tornado. today, texans started to clean upthe mess. just southeast of dallas, this is what the medina family woke up to yesterday-- several inches of water inside their home, several feet outside. today, we found jose luis medina surveying his waterlogged house. you said when they went outside to get out it was basically up to their necks? >> i think everybody here just needs water. >> reporter: this afternoon, first responders were still going door to door checking on
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residents. they rescued 65-year-old nolen williams yesteay.rd >> the fire department people carry meade out. >> reporter: were you worried at any point? >> yes, i got a trash bag and put my medications in it and a couple of change of clothes in it. >> o'donnell: we are praying for those people. that was omar villafranca reporting from texas tonight. now as the storms recede, travel nightmares continue. and now the federal government is signaling that airlines will be held to a higher standard and could be forced to pay back travelers for their troubles. here's cbs' kris van cleave. >> reporter: since sunday, more than 19,000 flights delayed, nearly 3,000 more canceled. severe weather, coupled with airline and air traffic control staffing issues, made paul thompson's flight from l.a. to new york a three-day trerek. > it's incrediblbly f frustr. i mean, you can't rely upon anything. >> reporter: cancellations in denver had airlines rolling out cots for stranded fliers. in new york, joby palathinkal,
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his wife and toddler, got stuck trying to get to tampa. >> delayed another hour. delayed another hour. and now today, the same thing is happening again. >> reporter: this summer, nearly a quarter of flights by u.s. airlines have been delayed on average by almost an hour. >> we are still seeing far, foor too many delays and cancellations. >> reporter: do airlines need to be held to a higher standard? >> i think so. >> reporter: pete buttigieg sent a thrort airlines last week calling their performance "unacceptable." airlines say they've thinned their schedule and increased hiring trying to keep pace. >> it doesn't take nearly as long to qualify somebody to get into a call center as it does the cockpit. we need to make sure that passengers have a clear understanding of their rights. >> reporter: and in celtics, a different kind of disruption on an alaska airlines flight to san diego as the plane's engine cover ripped off during takeoff. there were no injuries.
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secretary buttgieg has told the airlines if there's a long delay they should provide a meal vouch tore passengers and if they strand people overnight for any raines they should pay for a hotel room. as for paul, he did finally make it to new york, but his bag arrived in atlanta. norah. >> o'donnell: oh, my goodness. well, something has to change. kris van cleave, thank you. tonight, two men face a possible sentence of life in prison after being found guilty of planning to abduct the governor of michigan. the jury also found that adam fox and barry croft jr. guilty of conspiring to obtain a bomb to blow up a bridge. prosecutors say they were antigovernment militia members planning to start a war. defense lawyers argued that the men had been set up by the f.b.i. tonight, u.s. officials are planning to announce a record $3 billion aid package to ukraine as the war hits the six-month mark. the state department believes russia is preparing new attacks in response to a recent car bombing outside moscow.
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and they're warning all u.s. citizens to leave ukraine. cbs' debora patta is in kyiv. >> reporter: moscow's political elite turned out in force to pay their last respected to daria dugina, killed instantly when her car blew up on the outskirts of the capitol. the explosion has punched a giant hole in vla vladimir putis argument that his war is necessary to keep russia safe. dugina's father, alexsandr dugin, is a vocal supporter of that war. it's believed he was the intend target. while the motive remains unclear, exiled russian politic ilya ponomarev claims it's the work of an underground russian resistance group who warned him a week ago something big was going to happen. and what is the ultimate goal? >> the ultimate goal is to overthrow putin and to stop the war and to build the government's social justice. >> reporter: he did not offer
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any evidence, but says this is just the beginning. >> the war will be ended not in ukraraine. itit will be endnded in m mosco. >>reporterer: the krememlin haas blamed ukraiaine for thee attaca charge it strenenuously denies. but t it has raised the prospect of an escalation of the war, particularly as ukraine celebrate independence day on wednesday. president zelenskyy, however, stressed defiance, rather than fear, when he raised the national flag today. "the blue and yellow flag of ukraine will once again fly where it belongses," he said, "including crimea." kyiv remains on edge as the country braces for the possibility of renewed russian attacks this week. stricter curfews have been imposed in some regions, and people have been warned to stay vigilant. norah. >> o'donnell: debora patta, thank you so much. well, we want to turn now to the primaries with voters heading to the polls in new yorking and forida, with several key races
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that will have national implications come november. cbs' scott macfarlane has been following it all. >> reporter: in florida tonight, democrats are choosing a nominee to try to take down republican governor ron desantis, a potential 2024 presidential candidate. the contenders, state agriculture commissioner nikki fried and former republican governor turned democratic congressman charlie crist. >> i'm going to beat ron desantis. i mean, that's why we're doing this. we're in it to win it. >> reporter: meanwhile, america's biggest city is poised to lose one of its biggest political giants. a redrawn congressional map has forced two titans of the u.s. house to run against each other. house judiciary chair jerry nadler... >> the fact that we're going to lose because one committee chairmanship is very unfortunat for new york. >> reporter: fighting his 30-year colleague, carolyn maloney, for the nomination. >> the whole nation is watching this election. >> reporter: two hours north, all eyes are on a special election to fill a vacant house
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seat with abortion rights taking center stage. democrat pat ryan is trying to galvanize voters upset with the high court's june decision. >> we're going to defy the conventional wisdoms and expectations. i think people understand what's at stake. >> reporter: his republican opponent, marc molinaro, acknowledges national political forces are mobilizing here. do you see outside interests coming in here trying to fire up the voting base. >> without question. obviously, everyone has a agree of interest. >> reporter: which means tonight's results could be a harbinger of things to come, including of the potential impact of abortion rights on november's elections, now 77 days away, norah. >> o'donnell: a twitter whistleblower accuses of social media giant of hiding major security flaws. that story in 60 seconds. you weren't made for uc or crohn's,
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accounts. twitter stock fell more than 7% on the news, losing $2.4 billion in market value. of now members of congress are calling for an investigation, citing national security concerns, and there are questions about what it could mean for elon musk. here's cbs' nikole killion. >> reporter: tonight, explosive allegations from a twitter whistleblower. inside this 84-page complaint obtained by cbs news, peiter "mudge" zatco says there are extreme egregious diminishes inside twitter when it comeses to user privacy, digital, and physical security. zatko worked as twitter's head of security for two years before he was fired this past january. company was unlike anything he'd seen elsewhere. >> reporter: john tye is zatko's attorney. does he still believe that twitter users are still at risk? >> absolutely. and that's why he reluctantly has decided t become a whistleblower. the complaint details multiple
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respects at which the data and individual users are handled differently than twitter has said publicly. >> reporter: this latest blow comes as the web site is engaged in a war with elon musk, who pulled out of buying twitter over concerns about the number of spam bots on the site. >> there was no coordination. we've never communicated with elon musk or his team. >> reporter: twitter said zatko was fired for poor performance and said the complaint was riddled with inaccuracies. nikole killion, cbs news, washington. >> o'donnell: still ahead, why two atlanta officers won't face charges in the shooting death of a 27-year-old black man. and the mysterious illness killing dozens of dogs in michigan.. hpv vaccinination - a tytype of cancncer preventnn against t certain hpv-v-related cacancers, can start t then too.. for momost, hpv cleaears on its s own.
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the 82-year-old businessman avoided more jail time and will instead serve one day in a court work program. an interlock ignition device will be kept on his car. he also will be on probation for three years. all right, tonight, a deadly and mysterious illness is worrying dog owners in michigan. the illness, similar to parvovirus, has killed more than 30 dogs, most of them under two years old. infected dogs have died within three days of showing symptoms. michigan animal control officials are advising dog owners to try to campaign their pets vaccinated and keep them at home for now. and we'll be right back with a veteran's unique way to rebuild his life.
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day, so did he. >> i just kept eating pain killers and eating them and eating them, with the hope not to wake up. >> reporter: but you woke up. >> i woke up the next day. >> reporter: he was homeless, but a farming family let him live and build on their land. his castle became his salvation. >> building this has been a big coping mechanism for myself. in the meantime,is, it is creating things for other people. >> reporter: each week, local residents and other troubled veterans visit, inspired by the 42-year-old. his charity, endex, offers fitness sessions, skills training, and counseling with therapists like gareth noble. >> as bad as things are, there's also a future. belief is important. >> reporter: it allen hopes to finish the castle's third and final floor this fall. more space for more healing. roxana saberi, cbs news, wales. >> o'donnell: that is tonight's "cbs evening news." i'm norah o'donnell hee in our
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nation's capital. good night. >> judge judy: you found this dog. they did scan her and found a chip. >> the owner, she said she was coming. >> judge judy: but she never came. >> correct. >> announcer: an abandoned dog ends up in yet another home. >> judge judy: you charged her $200 for the dog? >> right. >> announcer: then it was on the move again. >> the vet informed me that they would not be able to give her back to me because of the chip. i've just been completely devastated. >> announcer: "judge judy." you are about to enter the courtroom you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. captions paid for by cbs television distribution sarah bauer is suing mary mcleod for the return of money she paid for a dog and punitive damages. >> byrd: order! all rise!
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this is case number 58 on the calendar in the matter of bauer vs. mcleod. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. ladies, have a seat, please. >> judge judy: ms. bauer, this is sort of an interesting case. you purchased a dog from ms. mcleod. >> yes, your honor. >> judge judy: you found ms. mcleod on the internet. >> yes, i did. >> judge judy: when? >> about january 30. >> judge judy: and you were looking for a dog because... >> i was looking for a dog for a companion, number one. i also have mental disorders that i've been battling since i was 15, including agoraphobia, which is essentially homebound. >> judge judy: mm-hmm. >> and i was looking to train this dog and have her certified as an animal that would allow me to go into public and interact with people and... >> judge judy: had you had a dog before? >> i did. she passed away 5 years ago, and it had taken me this long to find the right one, and... >> judge judy: who is this lady? >> this is my mother. >> judge judy: i assume you wanted a smaller dog?
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